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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Sullivan Stepleton <willb0632@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sullivanstepleton772@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 22:45:01 +0100
Subject: LOTTERY WINNING INFORMATION

Congratulations! $1 Million! Courtesy of Sullivan Stepleton...Watch
out, Sullivan is very
busy

LOTTERY WINNING INFORMATION
PREMIUM TRUST AGENCY
(ACCREDITED LICENSED AGENT TO GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL)
Ref. Nnumbe: 132/756/4007
Batch Number: 538901527-BB67

Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs
held on the 1st Nay, 2018. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number 27511465896-6410 with serial number 3772-510 drew lucky numbers
7-14-88-23-31-45 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$ 1,000,000.00
(One Million United States Dollars) CONGRATULATIONS!!! Due to mix up
of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your
money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.


All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 20,000
company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all
over the world. This promotional program takes place every three
year.This lottery was promoted by the software corporation to
compensate some few individuals with website and email addresses, we
hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year
USD50 million international lottery. To file for your claim, please
contact our FIDUCIAL Agent:

MR. JARRY WILLIAM of GLOBAL TRUST AGENCY.
Email: mrjarrywilliam482@gmail.com


Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 27th of Nov
2018. After this date
all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in
order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,
should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as
possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our
promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is
automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

(Lottery Coordinator)
Mr Sullivan Stepleton
E-Mail : sullivanstepleton772@gmail.com

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